Bookings
A condition of booking acceptance with Driffield Methodist Church assumes you (the renter) have read, understood and will comply with all our Terms and Conditions. Your attention is drawn to the Forms and Licences below, as well as the PAT testing requirements at the bottom of the page. The Booking Officer will go through these with you.
Below you will see an explanation of when we use a Standard Licence or a Booking Form. Whichever category your event falls into you will need to complete the appropriate form, and doing so means you understand and will comply with the attached Schedule to each. If you are given access by key or PIN Code you will also need to complete the Keyholder Form (Download).
For initial enquiries please complete the online booking Application Form which is an online Contact Form here - Booking Application Form. You can check what is available by selecting the facility you want under the Facility Bookings and looking at the timetables.
Standard Licence
Many groups using Methodist premises will use the premises on a regular but part-time basis, such as voluntary and charity groups. You will complete a licence - a personal right or consent.
We use a standard form of licence to occupy for all Methodist Churches (the Standard Licence ). The Standard Licence ensures the use of the premises by third party regular part-time users is reflects Methodist best practice and the Constitution and Discipline of the Methodist Church (CPD).
It safeguards Managing Trustees, and user groups, and follows Methodist law, policy and best practice.
Licence & Schedule
The standard Licence and integral Schedule is available for download here - Standard Licence & Schedule.
Booking Form
Irregular use such as one-off events or a few events over a longer time would be better served by a Booking Form, and one is available for download here - Booking Form & Schedule.
Our Methodist Insurance Employer's Liability (Compulsory Insurance) Act 1969 cover for the current year can be seen here -
Cover 2 Public & Products Liability applies and can be seen here -
Electrical Safety
A PAT test is a routine inspection of some types of electrical appliance to check they are safe to use. Its purpose is to prevent electrical accidents in the workplace. For the purposes of this instruction, please consider all Driffield Methodist Church (DMC) buildings and the curtilage as a workplace.
DMC tests all its equipment in the various classes and categories annually.
As a user of our premises, it is a condition that your equipment specific to your group that you bring on to the premises is PAT tested according to the guidance here:
https://www.hse.gov.uk/electricity/faq-portable-appliance-testing.htm
It is a condition of hire that this guidance is followed. Should you have any questions please contact the Bookings Office in the first instance and we will be in touch to advise and assist.
